Sustainability impacts the conversation around packaging as consumers become progressively more aware of the impact brands have on the environment. Sustainability is especially important among younger consumers.
U.S. plastic bag manufacturers and recyclers just signed a wide-ranging sustainability commitment for the industry and renamed their coalition the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA). The agreement by ARPBA members includes a target that 95% of plastic retail bags be reused or recycled by 2025.
The Thornton’s Budgens store in Belsize Park in North London has introduced peanut butter on tap in a bid to slash plastic pollution. Shoppers will be able to buy reusable glass jars and fill them up with everyday essentials including peanut butter, milk and orange juice.
The Reusable Packaging Association announces the winner of the 2019 Excellence in Reusable Packaging award program: The Kroger Company with reusable packaging supplier Polymer Logistics for a palletizing solution.
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has named Michael Wasson, chief operating officer of Tosca, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. The RPA Board also appointed other members to its board.
Detergent brands Cascade and Tide have joined circular shopping system Loop, with customers in the U.S. now able to buy the products in reusable packaging.
Applications for the 8th annual Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) Excellence in Reusable Packaging award are now being accepted. The award recognizes primary (end-user) companies and organizations that have developed and implemented measurable and innovative reusable transport packaging solutions in their supply chain.
Family-run skincare specialist Chuckling Goat is using the 125ml Clip Jar from RPC Bramlage Warszawa, part of the RPC Bramlage Division, for its new Super Sensitive Skin Balm.
